By SAM JACKSON So close: Dan Norton is stopped on the line Back-to-back champions: New Zealand celebrate their win in San Francisco NEW Zealand created […]

England 7s captain Tom Mitchell looks back on on a tumultuous World Cup Proud moment: England see off USA in extra time Last week’s Sevens […]

CHALLENGE ROUND-UP CAPTAIN Billy Dardis was among Ireland’s try scorers as they beat Australia 24-14 in the Challenge final to cap a fine couple of […]

BOWL ROUND-UP CHILE won the Bowl for the second RWC Sevens running after two tries from Pedro Verschae helped them beat Hong Kong 20-7 in […]

By ADAM ELLIS In at the corner: Mike Ellery scores for England against Samoa Flier: Fiji’s Sevuloni Mocenacagi scores against Japan ENGLAND’S hopes of earning […]

By ROB COLE Fit again: Jack Maunder JACK Maunder was picked out by Eddie Jones as one for the future when the England head coach […]

By SAM JACKSON Take that: England’s Alex Matthews gets stuck into China. Right, Emily Scarratt runs in a try ENGLAND women were knocked out of […]

SHANE WILLIAMS Retired: Sam Warburton’s story must be heeded PICTURE: Getty Images Sam Warburton’s shock retirement last week hit me for six and really got […]

Prolific: Luke Morgan LUKE Morgan’s move to the Ospreys is a win-win situation for everyone involved. I’ll be fascinated to see how he gets on. […]

I ONLY played at Pontypool Park on one occasion and it’s not a happy memory. In my Neath days we went up there and lost […]

Top young talent: Ryan Olowofela ENGLAND7s head coach Simon Amor hopes the feel-good factor created around English football by good friend Gareth Southgate filters through […]

■ By NEALE HARVEY DEFIANT England 7s star Natasha Hunt says her side are ready to come out “all guns blazing” ahead of a fiendishly […]

EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX 7s ENGLAND 7s secured bronze last Sunday at the Euro Grand Prix Series event in Marcoussis, France, after beating Russia 26-12 in […]

ENGLAND women finished fourth in Marcoussis after a 39-7 defeat to Ireland in their bronze final. England beat Wales 26-14 in the quarter-final but lost […]

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Shaking up the world: South Korea celebrate victory over Germany At the FIFA World Cup last week, […]

CB FRY had so many claims to fame that it’s impossible to squeeze them all into one paragraph. He captained England at football and cricket […]

AWARD-WINNING England 7s star Richard de Carpentier has set his heart on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after missing out on medal glory in Rio. De […]

Paris By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND finished Day One unbeaten in Paris to set up a quarter- final clash against the USA this morning. With the […]

NEWPORT RFC shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favour of a Welsh Rugby Union takeover of Newport Gwent Dragons. 81.09 per cent voted in favour of the […]

SIMON Cross is the new head coach at Moseley, replacing Kevin Maggs. Cross will combine the role with his job as breakdown coach at Worcester, […]

WASPS Jimmy Gopperth was named RPA’s Player of the Year, while Dan Carter was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Gopperth said: “I’m very humbled […]

ACROSS 1. Romania’s 1999 World Cup scrum-half who also captained the Oaks (4) 3. Montpellier’s Syrian billionaire chairman eyeing Gloucester investment (6) 7. Ex-South African […]

SINGAPORE By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND saved their best until last with a stunning win over South Africa sending them to the Cup quarter- finals of […]

HONG KONG WRAP FIJI picked up their first trophy since the Rio Olympics by retaining their Hong Kong Sevens crown last weekend. They have struggled […]

Las Vegas wrap CHARLTON Kerr scored a dramatic stoppage-time try on his World Series debut to help England to fifth place in Las Vegas last […]

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